The C-2, general commercial district, is intended to permit a wider range of business and entertainment activities than those permitted in the general shopping district. The permitted uses are intended to provide businesses and services usually found in major business areas along major streets or near freeway access ramps. These uses generate large volumes of vehicular traffic, require substantial access for off-street parking and loading, and require detailed planning particularly as to relationships with adjacent residential areas.

(Ord. No. 442, § 11.1, 8-19-81)

In the C-2 district, no uses shall be permitted unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except the following:

(1)

All uses permitted in the C-1 district.

(2)

Retail business whose principal activity is the sale or rental of merchandise within a completely enclosed building.

(3)

Business service establishments, such as office machine and typewriter repair, printing, blueprinting.

(4)

Any service establishment of an office, showroom or workshop nature, such as a decorator, upholsterer, caterer, exterminator, building contractor and similar establishments that require retail outlet, except that no outdoor storage yards shall be permitted.

(5)

Government buildings and uses.

(6)

Physical culture facilities, such as gymnasiums and reducing salons.

(7)

Automobile, truck, motorcycle, trailer, recreation vehicle, or boat showrooms, excluding outdoor storage or display of sales product. Automotive bump shops are permitted as an accessory use to a new car dealer.

(8)

Business schools or private schools operated for a profit.

(9)

Automotive service, entirely within an enclosed building, limited to the following: motor repair, truck equipment installation, auto glass installation, waxing and polishing, tire sales and tire mounting, muffler and battery service.

(10)

Printing and publishing.

(11)

Bus passenger station.

(12)

Funeral homes or mortuaries.

(13)

Assembly halls, private clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations.

(14)

Veterinary hospitals and clinics, excluding outdoor use of property for exercise yards, pens or other similar uses.

(15)

Business recreation uses, including the following: indoor theater, bowling alley, billiard room, dance hall and skating rink.

(16)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above principal permitted uses.

(17)

Off-street parking in accordance with the requirements of article XVII.

(18)

Signs, in accordance with the requirements of applicable city ordinances and article XVIII of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 442, § 11.2, 8-19-81; Ord. No. 573, § 1, 8-6-97)

The following uses may be permitted subject to the conditions imposed in sections 24-119 and 24-413 and subject further to the approval of the planning commission:

(1)

All permitted uses after special approval in the C-1 district.

(2)

Cocktail lounge, night club or tavern.

(3)

Pinball parlors.

(4)

Automobile car wash establishments.

(5)

Drive-in restaurants and other drive-in establishments.

(6)

Automobile gasoline and automobile service stations.

(7)

Wholesale stores, storage facilities, warehouses, distributing plants, freezers and lockers.

(8)

Open air business uses (see definition).

(9)

New or used motor vehicle or recreation vehicle, including boats, snowmobiles, travel trailers, campers, motor homes, tents and accessory equipment, sales or rental, wherein motor vehicles or recreation vehicles are stored or displayed outside of completely enclosed buildings.

(10)

New or used mobile homes and excavation equipment sales.

(11)

Hotels and motels.

(12)

Radio or television tower.

(13)

Bump shops, automotive body repair, painting and refinishing.

(14)

Uses similar to the principal permitted uses of section 24-317 and not listed elsewhere in this chapter as a principal permitted use or special approval use.

(Ord. No. 442, § 11.3, 8-19-81; Ord. No. 573, § 1, 8-6-97; Ord. No. 591, art. I(c), 8-19-98)

The following conditions are required for all uses in the C-2 district:

(1)

All business service or processing shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building except as hereinbefore provided; provided further that all lighting in connection with permitted uses shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from all adjoining residence buildings or residentially zoned property.

(2)

All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises.

(3)

All exterior walls of any building hereafter erected which face a street or property classified as residential shall be architecturally finished in a uniform manner similar in material to the exterior surface of the front of such building.

(Ord. No. 442, § 11.4, 8-19-81)

Site plan review requirements are as provided in section 24-118.

(Ord. No. 442, § 11.5, 8-19-81)

Area, height, bulk and placement requirements, unless otherwise specified, are as provided in section 24-412.

(Ord. No. 442, § 11.6, 8-19-81)